Certificate (1-2 years)+3% vs national median311 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Sauk Valley Community College
Ranked 155th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,140
middle 50%: $34,107 – $55,275
Median · 5 years out
$53,167
middle 50%: $38,279 – $66,810
Median · 10 years out
$58,768
middle 50%: $46,958 – $68,904
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Certificate holders in Health Professions see median year-1 salaries of $45k. Earnings grow to $59k after a decade.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,349 total interest
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Florence - Darlington Technical College
$53,753 · 5 yrs out
Saint Charles Community College
$53,724 · 5 yrs out
Shawnee Community College
$53,578 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$53,506 · 5 yrs out
Germanna Community College
$53,435 · 5 yrs out
North Central Missouri College
$53,326 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$53,287 · 5 yrs out
Victoria College
$53,059 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Iowa Community College
$52,937 · 5 yrs out
Kennebec Valley Community College
$52,880 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii - West Oahu
$52,765 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$52,590 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Sauk Valley Community College
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,018 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$62,520 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$62,087 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate)
$58,527 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
Ground Transportation (Certificate)
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$57,175 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$57,175 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
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